Volunteer Opportunity: Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic
In this, the year of the 50th Anniversary of the passage of Title IX, 120 professional women’s golfers from across the globe who play on the Epsom Tour will play in the 2022 Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic at Ol’ Colony Golf Course. The tournament, along with two pro-ams, will take place the week of Sept. 26 – Oct. 2, 2022, with the three-round professional tournament taking place Friday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, October 2.
As you will see on the website link below, there are a variety of areas for volunteer opportunities — from scoring to social events to whatever. And opportunities that involve sitting, standing or walking.
VOLUNTEER | Tuscaloosa Toyota Classic
This is a great opportunity to volunteer and represent our community as Tuscaloosa hosts this prestigious professional women’s sporting event. Whether you are a golfer or not, there are many volunteer positions available. In order to help with planning, you are encouraged to submit the volunteer form as soon as possible.
Questions? Please contact TUARA executive board members Marie Robbins, marobbins08@gmail.com, or Kevin Almond, kalmond6@gmail.com.
AERA Membership Drive
All TUARA members are encouraged to join the Alabama Education Retirees Association (AERA). AERA is our voice in Montgomery, thanks to their strong legislative program geared to protecting retirees’ TRS funding and PEEHIP benefits. AERA was instrumental in the Alabama Legislature passing the Education Retiree Bonus Check bill this spring. While TUARA is a unit of AERA, they are separate organizations. We encourage TUARA members to join AERA in addition to TUARA. For more information, contact Cynthia Peebles at 205-792-0638 or cpeeblesretired@gmail.com or visit aerainc.org.
Volunteer Hours
Please report your volunteer hours to TUARA. We share reported hours with AERA. AERA, in turn, uses retirees’ volunteer hours statewide to demonstrate the value that retirees bring to Alabama’s economy and quality of life. That tremendous impact assists efforts to build support for retiree issues and benefits in Montgomery. Please report any previously unreported hours from Jan. 1, 2022 through the present. Send hours, broken down by the categories in the chart below, to tuara.ua@gmail.com.
Service hours should include activities in Alabama for which you have not received financial reimbursement. Hours should also not include 1) Sunday school and church attendance, 2) Caring for family members, and 3) Participation in AERA activities on state committees or the Board of Directors. You may include hours spent on TUARA activities, except for attending board meetings.
| Categories | Examples | # of Service Hours |
| Arts | Children’s Hands-On Museum, theater, opera, arts | |
| Church | Church related service projects (not attendance for worship services) | |
| Civic | Organizational projects, civic and special interest | |
| Health | Bloodmobile, clinics, nursing home, nutrition, home care | |
| Education | Mentoring, literacy projects | |
| Transportation | Shopping, errands, escort services | |
| RSVP/Volunteer Programs | Shut-Ins, telephone, etc. | |
| Youth Work | Big Brothers Big Sisters, work related to youth programs | |
| TUARA | TUARA volunteer activities, administrative work, communications, etc. | |
| Other (specify) | ||
| Total Hours |